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Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Inducts New Members at McKendree

(LEBANON, Ill., April 24, 2015) — McKendree University Chapter 292 of Phi Kappa Phi
interdisciplinary honor society installed 53 new members during its twelfth initiation
ceremony for students at the Lebanon, Ill., campus. The April 23 ceremony at the Hettenhausen
Center for the Arts was part of an Academic Excellence Celebration to recognize outstanding
student achievement throughout the university community.

Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective
all-discipline honor society. Individual membership is by invitation and requires
nomination and chapter approval. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent
of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible. Graduate students in
the top 10 percent may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, board members
and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.